Don't be so hard on yourself

"Don't be so hard on yourself." - Saying

I saw this magnet today when I was at the Hallmark store picking up a birthday card today. It's interesting timing, considering what I was thinking last night.

I found myself, yet again, saying sorry for saying how I felt at the time. This isn't a new thing for me - I do it quite frequently. As of late, I've been pretty hard on myself for feeling the way I do about what I consider to be a big change in my life.

I find myself always pointing out that I'm a slow runner (and it was reinforced yesterday when a 5K walker totally beat me). I find myself focusing on the flabby portion around my waist instead of the part of me I like. I find it hard to have a lazy day because I feel guilty that I'm not doing something productive. I find myself ALWAYS doubting my writing ability (blogs, papers, assignments).

All of this despite what others tell me.

We are harder on ourselves than others are on us. It just seems to be how things are. But we need to shift the focus of the things we're hard on ourselves about and make it about improving ourselves as people.

It's not going to happen overnight, but I'm going to work on not being so hard on myself.